Home / 879,105.60-1,318,658.40-872,884.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 879,105.60, 1,318,658.40 and 872,884.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 879,105.60, 1,318,658.40 and 872,884.80 is: 1,309,327.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    879,105.60 : 1,318,658.40 = 872,884.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    879,105.60/1,318,658.40 = 872,884.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    879,105.60x = 1,318,658.40 × 872,884.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    879,105.60x = 1,151,036,873,752.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 1,151,036,873,752.32/879,105.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 1,309,327.20

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.